12 September 2021 at 12:00

Match Summary

Atletico Madrid defeated Espanyol 2:1. The match was played in La Liga 2021. Goals were scored by Raúl de Tomás 40′, Y. Carrasco 79′, T. Lemar 90′. 5 yellow cards were shown. Espanyol had 42% possession while Atletico Madrid held 58%. Espanyol had 9 shots (3 on target) compared to 13 (3 on target) for Atletico Madrid. Espanyol made 5 substitutions, Atletico Madrid made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Espanyol and Atletico Madrid — 3 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.

Espanyol
Atletico Madrid
Kick Off
Raúl de Tomás

assist: Adri Embarba

40′
Half Time
Fernando CaleroLluis Recasens
46′
46′
HermosoG. Kondogbia
46′
K. TrippierT. Lemar
46′
Á. CorreaRenan Lodi
MelendoLoren Morón
58′
Manu MorlanesK. Bare
58′
58′
A. GriezmannJoão Félix
71′
L. SuárezMatheus Cunha
Aleix VidalNico Melamed
75′
Raúl de TomásL. Dimata
83′
90+11′João Félix
90+9′
T. Lemar

assist: Y. Carrasco

Full Time

Match Statistics

Espanyol had 42% possession against Atletico Madrid's 58%. Espanyol registered 9 shots (3 on target) while Atletico Madrid managed 13 (3 on target). Corner kicks: 6–3. Fouls committed: 10–11.

3Shots on Goal3
3Shots off Goal8
9Total Shots13
3Blocked Shots2
5Shots insidebox8
4Shots outsidebox5
10Fouls11
6Corner Kicks3
2Offsides2
42%Ball Possession58%
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
1Goalkeeper Saves2
376Total passes516
302Passes accurate437
80%Passes %85%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Espanyol have recorded 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Atletico Madrid show 1 wins, 1 draws and 4 losses from their last 6 outings.

Espanyol

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Atletico Madrid

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Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid Head to Head Results

Espanyol and Atletico Madrid have met 27 times — Espanyol won 7, Atletico Madrid won 12, with 8 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Atletico Madrid leads the head-to-head with 12 victories from 27 meetings. A combined 66 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.44 per match (30 for the home side, 36 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 13 matches (48%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 11 games (41%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–2 in 2026.

7

Espanyol

8

Drawn

12

Atletico Madrid

Goals: 30Goals: 36

Recent Meetings (27)

21 Feb 2026Atletico Madrid4 – 2Espanyol
17 Aug 2025Espanyol2 – 1Atletico Madrid
29 Mar 2025Espanyol1 – 1Atletico Madrid
28 Aug 2024Atletico Madrid0 – 0Espanyol
24 May 2023Espanyol3 – 3Atletico Madrid
6 Nov 2022Atletico Madrid1 – 1Espanyol
17 Apr 2022Atletico Madrid2 – 1Espanyol
1 Mar 2020Espanyol1 – 1Atletico Madrid
10 Nov 2019Atletico Madrid3 – 1Espanyol
4 May 2019Espanyol3 – 0Atletico Madrid
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 Mar 2026